Check out the latest headlines from Saint Louis University – from research breakthroughs
to student achievements to major campus events.

11/17- campaign in SLU’s history will raise philanthropic support for academics, scholarships and much more, with the goal of propelling SLU to national prominence as a world-class research university.

11/15- To a soundtrack provided by the world-renowned St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis University celebrated the end of its bicentennial year with fanfare, family fun and by giving back more than two centuries worth of service hours as part of its 200-Years-in-One-Year Challenge.

11/14- One year after it launched, Saint Louis University's 200-Years-in-One service clock counted its last hour on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The clock stopped at 5 p.m. and the service hours will remain frozen on the clock for all to see until the end of 2018.

10/29- The Mid-America Transplant Foundation has awarded a Clinical Innovation grant to Saint Louis University School of Medicine researchers to develop new methods for detecting rejection in liver transplant patients.

10/26- The former professor and dean of social work was a Jesuit for 65 years and was involved in the local community through his work at St. Matthew's Parish and with Northside Community Housing. Hutchison died Friday, Oct. 19. He ws 83.

10/22- With a pair of grants from the NIH, pain researcher Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D., will embark on two new research projects, studying chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment, or “chemo brain,” symptoms and unwanted side effects of opioids.

10/18- Enrico Di Cera, M.D., Alice A. Doisy Professor and Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, will serve as Interim Vice Dean for Research for the School of Medicine (SOM) and Deputy Vice President for Research in the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR).

10/04- Digging at the site where construction will soon begin on a new science and engineering building, archaeologist Thomas Finan, Ph.D., and his students, wanted to see if they could unearth any clues about the people who lived in this section of St. Louis long before it was part of the University.

10/01- Saint Louis University has become Missouri's first institution of higher education to commit to matching all electricity used in student residence halls with renewable energy through Ameren Missouri's Pure Power Program.

10/01- From the annual golf cart parade and Parks College Fly-in Breakfast to selfies with the Billiken, the 2018 Saint Louis University Homecoming and Family Weekend incorporated many favorite traditions and a few surprises.

09/20- Juliet Iwelunmor, Ph.D., an associate professor of global health and behavioral science and health education in SLU’s College for Public Health and Social Justice, was awarded a $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes for Health to develop and evaluate the I-TEST project.

09/06- Saint Louis University's 2017 graduating class carries the lowest level of student loan debt compared to similar grads from other private and public universities in Missouri, according to a study by LendEdu, a financial services organization that specializes in student lending.

08/30- Adjusting to college life is a challenge for many students. But for Catholic men and women religious studying at Saint Louis University, the campus community becomes not only their academic home but a place to continue their spiritual formation while creating deep relationships that support them as they pursue their vocations.

08/29- Saint Louis University continues to make strides as it works towards the first University-wide common core in its history. This fall the University Undergraduate Core Committee will host a range of engagement initiatives open to the SLU community.

08/28- A historic, transformational gift from Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield will accelerate SLU’s rise as a world-class research university, funding a new research institute and a new center for applied economic research.

08/24-
Since SLU adopted a policy in 2011 providing an opportunity for dogs to come to come to campus with their human parents, they have not only brightened the days of their owners, but also students, faculty and staff members.

08/16- The final beam that forms the skeleton of the new SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital was hoisted into place Thursday, as SLU and SSM Health commemorated a construction milestone on the academic medical campus.

08/16- Whether it’s sharing coffee with local women in Central American communities or helping folks get a fresh start with new furniture, for Rachel Rimmerman, building relationships and making people feel at home have been at the heart of her personal and professional lives.

08/13- Saint Louis University plans to construct a new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (ISE) Building on campus ­– a $50 million project that also includes renovation of some existing lab spaces.

08/09- Today, Saint Louis University announced that it raised a record $98.7 million during the 2017-18 fiscal year, which ended June 30, making it the most successful single year of fundraising in SLU’s 200-year history.

08/07- The Princeton Review ranked SLU as ranked No. 1 for community service engagement and No. 18 for its study abroad program. In addition to making the Best 384 Colleges list, SLU was also recognized on the green colleges lists.

08/03- Chester (Chet) Gillis, Ph.D., a former nine-year dean of Georgetown College at Georgetown University, has been appointed to serve as interim provost of Saint Louis University, effective Jan. 1, 2019.

07/23- St. Louis Magazine has released its 2018 Best Doctors issue, revealing the area's top physicians as selected by other doctors. The list includes physicians representing SLUCare Physician Group across more than 40 different specialties.

07/13- While blockbuster films and television series follow the adventures of a young Han Solo and the exploits of the crew of the starship Enterprise, Jason Eberl, Ph.D., a bioethicist at Saint Louis University, is looking to galaxies far, far away and the far-fetched worlds of science fiction to consider pressing questions about humanity, health care and ethics.